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Is it important to identify the multiples and factors of a number? How do you identify
them? Recall the steps in determining multiples and factors of a number and differentiate
prime numbers from composite numbers.​


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Answer:

Every counting number greater than 1 is either a prime number or a composite number. A prime number has exactly two factors — 1 and the number itself. For example, the number 5 is prime because its only two factors are 1 and 5. A composite number has at least three factors. For example, the number 4 has three factors: 1, 2, and 4.

The number 1 is the only counting